Slave badges and the slave hire system in charleston south carolina 1783 1865 by harlan greene harlan greeneharry s hutchinsbrian e hutchins books amazonca. The slave hire system of charleston south carolina in the 1700s and the 1800s produced a curious object the slave badge the badges were intended to legislate the practice of hiring a slave from one master to another and slaves were required by law to wear them. The slave hire system of charleston south carolina in the 1700s and the 1800s produced a curious object the slave badge the badges were intended to legislate the practice of hiring a slave from. The slave hire system of charleston south carolina in the 1700s and the 1800s produced a curious object the slave badge the badges were intended to legislate the practice of hiring a slave from one master to another and slaves were required by law to wear them slave badges have become quite collectible and have excited both scholarly and popular interest in recent years this work . Get this from a library slave badges and the slave hire system in charleston south carolina 1783 1865 harlan greene harry s hutchins brian e hutchins the slave hire system of charleston south carolina in the 1700s and the 1800s produced a curious object the slave badge the badges were intended to legislate the practice of hiring a slave from